The arrest of a former executive at a Catholic charity organization in Columbus stands as a high-profile test of a new anti-grooming law passed just last year by Ohio lawmakers. Scott Hartman faces a number of different charges related to allegations of sexual conduct with a minor, and one of the charges, misdemeanor grooming, didn’t […]
Ohio’s job market took a double hit in September, with unemployment rising and labor force participation falling, analysts report. The number of jobs in some sectors appears to be falling in the face of rising prices and interest rates. Meanwhile, people are leaving the labor force as the state ages, working-age immigrants are deported and […]
When Ohioans cast their midterm ballots over the next two weeks, many will be asked to vote for or against proposals for local tax levies, which includes more than 130 statewide school issues to fund what the legislature won’t in public education. Local property taxes are already the largest source of funding for most public […]
Today, on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. at the New Albany High School, the Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a public hearing for the PowerConneX New Albany 3 Energy Center, the third major gas combustion plant to power an EdgeConneX data center in the New Albany International Business Park. If approved, PowerConneX 3 […]
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Vice President JD Vance is backing Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy over an attack ad against Democratic opponent Amy Acton featuring her mother, estranged since a rape charge by Acton against her stepfather when she was a child. Vance said he is disgusted by other Republicans whining about it. In a swing of […]
We’re joined by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, co-authors of the book End Times Fascism, for a wide-ranging conversation on the multitrillion-dollar global investment in artificial intelligence and its reverberating effects around the world. Klein recently spoke at the People’s AI Assembly, alongside other critics of the artificial intelligence industry, including New York City Mayor […]
Student-led anti-corruption and cost-of-living protests in Albania are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, among other demands. Hundreds of injuries and arrests have been reported amid a violent police crackdown, along with widespread damage to public and private property. The student demands are an outgrowth of the “Flamingo Revolution,” which erupted earlier […]
Ansar Allah Attacks Taiz as 250,000 Yemenis Displaced Since Fighting Erupted in July, Saudi Arabia Executes Bangladeshi Man and Woman in Mecca, Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Seven Palestinians, Brad Lander Detained by the IDF in the Occupied West Bank, Congressmember Tlaib Calls on DOJ to Arrest Israeli Military Commander Accused of Killing Hind Rajab, […]
As voters across the United States cast ballots on November 3, Californians are weighing whether to approve a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires in the state. The tax would apply to roughly 250 Californians who now hold an estimated $2.3 trillion in wealth. Supporters say the wealth tax could raise up to […]
We speak with the acclaimed South African human rights lawyer and international jurist Navi Pillay, who was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay has been the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and a judge at both the International Criminal Court and at an international tribunal investigating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Most […]
Finland to Purchase 1 Million Landmines as Russia Continues Attacks on Ukraine, Trump Lashes Out Against Zelensky: “It’s Time for Somebody Else to Negotiate on Behalf of Ukraine” , Drone Strike in Sudan Kills 80 People, Trump Stumps for Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, Continuing Tour of Deep Red States, CBS News Correspondent Apologizes for Partisan […]
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